Edward Selzer

Biography

Edward Selzer (January 12, 1893 – February 22, 1970) was an American animator and publicist who served as head of Warner Bros. Cartoons from 1944 to 1958. After the studio was purchased from Leon Schlesinger by Warner Bros. in 1944, Selzer was assigned studio head by Jack L. Warner. His first cartoon was Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears. Unlike his predecessor, Selzer did not want any on-screen credit as producer for Warner Bros. Much of what is publicly known about Selzer's personality and business acumen is from Chuck Jones' autobiography, Chuck Amuck: The Life and Times of an Animated Cartoonist. In it, Jones paints Selzer as an interfering bore with no appreciation of animated cartoons. They later developed a mutual respect and understanding of one another, remaining friendly until Selzer's passing. Eddie Selzer was proud of his position as producer of the Looney Tunes series because of the joy the team's creations brought to so many. Selzer retired in 1958, and John Burton became the head of Warner Bros. Cartoons.

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Fast and Furry-ous

(1949) Producer

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Speedy Gonzales

(1955) Producer

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What's Opera, Doc?

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Rabbit Seasoning

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Duck Amuck

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Rabbit of Seville

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Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century

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One Froggy Evening

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Acting

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1988	Producer	The Cartoon Collection 1988-01-01 Movie
1957	Producer	Gonzales' Tamales 1957-11-30 Movie
	Producer	Show Biz Bugs 1957-11-02 Movie
	Producer	Ducking the Devil 1957-08-17 Movie
	Producer	Birds Anonymous 1957-08-10 Movie
	Producer	Tabasco Road 1957-07-20 Movie
	Producer	What's Opera, Doc? 1957-07-06 Movie
	Producer	Steal Wool 1957-06-08 Movie
	Producer	Tweety and the Beanstalk 1957-05-15 Movie
	Producer	Boyhood Daze 1957-04-20 Movie
	Producer	Bedevilled Rabbit 1957-04-13 Movie
	Producer	Ali Baba Bunny 1957-02-09 Movie
	Producer	Go Fly a Kit 1957-02-03 Movie
	Producer	Scrambled Aches 1957-01-25 Movie
	Producer	Three Little Bops 1957-01-04 Movie
1956	Producer	To Hare Is Human 1956-12-15 Movie
	Producer	The Honey-Mousers 1956-12-08 Movie
	Producer	There They Go-Go-Go! 1956-11-09 Movie
	Producer	Wideo Wabbit 1956-10-27 Movie
	Producer	Yankee Dood It 1956-10-12 Movie
	Producer	Deduce, You Say 1956-09-29 Movie
	Producer	A Star Is Bored 1956-09-14 Movie
	Producer	Raw! Raw! Rooster! 1956-08-24 Movie
	Producer	Rocket-bye Baby 1956-08-04 Movie
	Producer	Barbary-Coast Bunny 1956-07-21 Movie
	Producer	Stupor Duck 1956-07-06 Movie
	Producer	Tugboat Granny 1956-06-23 Movie
	Producer	Napoleon Bunny-Part 1956-06-16 Movie
	Producer	The Unexpected Pest 1956-06-01 Movie
	Producer	Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z 1956-05-05 Movie
	Producer	Heaven Scent 1956-03-31 Movie
	Producer	Rocket Squad 1956-03-10 Movie
	Producer	Broom-Stick Bunny 1956-02-25 Movie
	Producer	The High and the Flighty 1956-02-18 Movie
	Producer	Bugs' Bonnets 1956-01-14 Movie
	Producer	90 Day Wondering 1956-01-01 Movie
1955	Producer	One Froggy Evening 1955-12-30 Movie
	Producer	Heir-Conditioned 1955-11-26 Movie
	Producer	Roman Legion-Hare 1955-11-10 Movie
	Producer	Speedy Gonzales 1955-09-17 Movie
	Producer	Dime to Retire 1955-09-02 Movie
	Producer	Hyde and Hare 1955-08-27 Movie
	Producer	A Kiddies Kitty 1955-08-20 Movie
	Producer	Jumpin' Jupiter 1955-08-06 Movie
	Producer	Lumber Jerks 1955-06-25 Movie
	Producer	Rabbit Rampage 1955-06-11 Movie
	Producer	Ready.. Set.. Zoom! 1955-04-29 Movie
	Producer	The Hole Idea 1955-04-16 Movie
	Producer	Sandy Claws 1955-04-02 Movie
	Producer	Pizzicato Pussycat 1955-01-01 Movie
1954	Producer	Baby Buggy Bunny 1954-12-18 Movie
	Producer	My Little Duckaroo 1954-11-27 Movie
	Producer	Quack Shot 1954-10-29 Movie
	Producer	Goo Goo Goliath 1954-10-18 Movie
	Producer	From A to Z-Z-Z-Z 1954-10-16 Movie
	Producer	By Word of Mouse 1954-10-02 Movie
	Producer	Lumber Jack-Rabbit 1954-09-25 Movie
	Producer	Stop! Look! and Hasten! 1954-08-13 Movie
	Producer	Satan's Waitin' 1954-08-06 Movie
	Producer	Bewitched Bunny 1954-07-24 Movie
	Producer	The Oily American 1954-07-09 Movie
	Producer	Devil May Hare 1954-06-19 Movie
	Producer	Claws for Alarm 1954-05-22 Movie
	Producer	Dr. Jerkyl's Hide 1954-05-07 Movie
	Producer	Bell Hoppy 1954-04-16 Movie
	Producer	Bugs and Thugs 1954-03-13 Movie
	Producer	No Barking 1954-02-26 Movie
	Producer	Wild Wife 1954-02-19 Movie
	Producer	Feline Frame-Up 1954-02-13 Movie
	Producer	I Gopher You 1954-01-29 Movie
1953	Producer	Punch Trunk 1953-12-19 Movie
	Producer	Duck! Rabbit, Duck! 1953-10-03 Movie
	Producer	Zipping Along 1953-09-18 Movie
	Producer	Cat-Tails for Two 1953-08-29 Movie
	Producer	Bully for Bugs 1953-08-08 Movie
	Producer	Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century 1953-07-25 Movie
	Producer	Hare Trimmed 1953-06-19 Movie
	Producer	Much Ado About Nutting 1953-05-23 Movie
	Producer	Ant Pasted 1953-05-09 Movie
	Producer	Fowl Weather 1953-04-03 Movie
	Producer	A Peck O' Trouble 1953-03-27 Movie
	Producer	Duck Amuck 1953-02-28 Movie
	Producer	Kiss Me Cat 1953-02-21 Movie
	Producer	Forward March Hare 1953-02-04 Movie
	Producer	Snow Business 1953-01-16 Movie
1952	Producer	The Super Snooper 1952-11-10 Movie
	Producer	Rabbit Seasoning 1952-09-20 Movie
	Producer	A Bird in a Guilty Cage 1952-08-30 Movie
	Producer	Going! Going! Gosh! 1952-08-23 Movie
	Producer	Oily Hare 1952-07-25 Movie
	Producer	The Turn-Tale Wolf 1952-06-27 Movie
	Producer	Ain't She Tweet 1952-06-21 Movie
	Producer	Beep, Beep 1952-05-23 Movie
	Producer	Little Red Rodent Hood 1952-05-03 Movie
	Producer	Water, Water Every Hare 1952-04-19 Movie
	Producer	Kiddin' the Kitten 1952-04-05 Movie
	Producer	14 Carrot Rabbit 1952-03-15 Movie
	Producer	Thumb Fun 1952-02-29 Movie
	Producer	Foxy by Proxy 1952-02-22 Movie
	Producer	Gift Wrapped 1952-02-16 Movie
	Producer	Feed the Kitty 1952-02-02 Movie
	Producer	Operation: Rabbit 1952-01-19 Movie
1951	Producer	Tweet Tweet Tweety 1951-12-14 Movie
	Producer	Big Top Bunny 1951-12-01 Movie
	Producer	Drip-Along Daffy 1951-11-17 Movie
	Producer	Sleepy Time Possum 1951-11-03 Movie
	Producer	A Bear for Punishment 1951-10-20 Movie
	Producer	Ballot Box Bunny 1951-10-06 Movie
	Producer	Tweety's S.O.S. 1951-09-21 Movie
	Producer	Lovelorn Leghorn 1951-09-08 Movie
	Producer	Cheese Chasers 1951-08-25 Movie
	Producer	The Wearing of the Grin 1951-07-28 Movie
	Producer	French Rarebit 1951-06-30 Movie
	Producer	Chow Hound 1951-06-16 Movie
	Producer	Room and Bird 1951-06-02 Movie
	Producer	Rabbit Fire 1951-05-19 Movie
	Producer	Early to Bet 1951-05-12 Movie
	Producer	The Fair Haired Hare 1951-04-14 Movie
	Producer	A Bone for a Bone 1951-04-07 Movie
	Producer	Scent-imental Romeo 1951-03-24 Movie
	Producer	Bunny Hugged 1951-03-10 Movie
	Producer	Putty Tat Trouble 1951-02-23 Movie
	Producer	Rabbit Every Monday 1951-02-10 Movie
	Producer	Canned Feud 1951-02-03 Movie
	Producer	Hare We Go 1951-01-05 Movie
1950	Producer	Two's a Crowd 1950-12-29 Movie
	Producer	Rabbit of Seville 1950-12-16 Movie
	Producer	Bushy Hare 1950-11-10 Movie
	Producer	Canary Row 1950-10-07 Movie
	Producer	Bunker Hill Bunny 1950-09-23 Movie
	Producer	The Ducksters 1950-09-02 Movie
	Producer	Dog Gone South 1950-08-26 Movie
	Producer	Hillbilly Hare 1950-08-12 Movie
	Producer	Golden Yeggs 1950-08-05 Movie
	Producer	It's Hummer Time 1950-07-21 Movie
	Producer	8 Ball Bunny 1950-07-08 Movie
	Producer	All a Bir-r-r-rd 1950-06-24 Movie
	Producer	An Egg Scramble 1950-05-27 Movie
	Producer	Big House Bunny 1950-04-23 Movie
	Producer	The Hypo-Chondri-Cat 1950-04-15 Movie
	Producer	Strife with Father 1950-04-01 Movie
	Producer	Homeless Hare 1950-03-11 Movie
	Producer	The Lion's Busy 1950-02-18 Movie
	Producer	Mutiny on the Bunny 1950-02-11 Movie
	Producer	Boobs in the Woods 1950-01-28 Movie
	Producer	Home, Tweet Home 1950-01-14 Movie
1949	Producer	Rabbit Hood 1949-12-24 Movie
	Producer	A Ham in a Role 1949-12-13 Movie
	Producer	Bear Feat 1949-12-10 Movie
	Producer	Hippety Hopper 1949-11-19 Movie
	Producer	For Scent-imental Reasons 1949-11-12 Movie
	Producer	Bye, Bye Bluebeard 1949-10-22 Movie
	Producer	Swallow the Leader 1949-10-13 Movie
	Producer	Fast and Furry-ous 1949-09-17 Movie
	Producer	Dough for the Do-Do 1949-09-03 Movie
	Producer	The Windblown Hare 1949-08-27 Movie
	Producer	Often an Orphan 1949-08-12 Movie
	Producer	The Grey Hounded Hare 1949-08-06 Movie
	Producer	Bad Ol' Putty Tat 1949-07-23 Movie
	Producer	Bowery Bugs 1949-06-04 Movie
	Producer	High Diving Hare 1949-04-30 Movie
	Producer	Mouse Wreckers 1949-04-23 Movie
	Producer	Rebel Rabbit 1949-04-09 Movie
	Producer	Daffy Duck Hunt 1949-03-26 Movie
	Producer	Paying the Piper 1949-03-11 Movie
	Producer	Mississippi Hare 1949-02-26 Movie
	Producer	Awful Orphan 1949-01-29 Movie
	Producer	Hare Do 1949-01-15 Movie
	Producer	So Much for So Little 1949-01-01 Movie
1948	Producer	The Stupor Salesman 1948-11-19 Movie
	Producer	Kit for Cat 1948-11-05 Movie
	Producer	A-Lad-in His Lamp 1948-10-22 Movie
	Producer	The Foghorn Leghorn 1948-10-09 Movie
	Producer	Dough Ray Me-ow 1948-08-14 Movie
	Producer	You Were Never Duckier 1948-08-07 Movie
	Producer	Haredevil Hare 1948-07-24 Movie
	Producer	The Up-Standing Sitter 1948-07-02 Movie
	Producer	Bugs Bunny Rides Again 1948-06-12 Movie
	Producer	Bone Sweet Bone 1948-05-21 Movie
	Producer	Buccaneer Bunny 1948-05-08 Movie
	Producer	Rabbit Punch 1948-04-10 Movie
	Producer	I Taw a Putty Tat 1948-04-02 Movie
	Producer	Back Alley Oproar 1948-03-25 Movie
	Producer	Daffy Duck Slept Here 1948-03-06 Movie
	Producer	What Makes Daffy Duck 1948-02-14 Movie
	Producer	Gorilla My Dreams 1948-01-03 Movie
1947	Producer	A Horse Fly Fleas 1947-12-13 Movie
	Producer	Slick Hare 1947-11-01 Movie
	Producer	House Hunting Mice 1947-09-06 Movie
	Producer	A Pest in the House 1947-08-02 Movie
	Producer	Crowing Pains 1947-07-12 Movie
	Producer	Easter Yeggs 1947-06-28 Movie
	Producer	Along Came Daffy 1947-06-04 Movie
	Producer	Rabbit Transit 1947-05-10 Movie
	Producer	Tweetie Pie 1947-05-03 Movie
	Producer	Birth of a Notion 1947-04-12 Movie
	Producer	A Hare Grows in Manhattan 1947-03-22 Movie
1946	Producer	Rhapsody Rabbit 1946-11-09 Movie
	Producer	The Mouse-Merized Cat 1946-10-18 Movie
	Producer	The Big Snooze 1946-10-05 Movie
	Producer	Racketeer Rabbit 1946-09-14 Movie
	Producer	Walky Talky Hawky 1946-08-31 Movie
	Producer	Bacall to Arms 1946-08-03 Movie
	Producer	The Great Piggy Bank Robbery 1946-07-20 Movie
	Producer	Acrobatty Bunny 1946-06-29 Movie
	Producer	Kitty Kornered 1946-06-08 Movie
	Producer	Hair-Raising Hare 1946-05-25 Movie
	Producer	Hush My Mouse 1946-05-03 Movie
	Producer	Hollywood Canine Canteen 1946-04-19 Movie
	Producer	Daffy Doodles 1946-04-06 Movie
	Producer	Hare Remover 1946-03-23 Movie
	Producer	Holiday for Shoestrings 1946-02-22 Movie
	Producer	Baseball Bugs 1946-02-02 Movie
	Producer	Book Revue 1946-01-05 Movie
1945	Producer	Nasty Quacks 1945-12-01 Movie
	Producer	The Bashful Buzzard 1945-09-13 Movie
	Producer	Fresh Airedale 1945-08-25 Movie
	Producer	Herr Meets Hare 1945-08-18 Movie
	Producer	Hare Conditioned 1945-08-11 Movie
	Producer	Wagon Heels 1945-07-25 Movie
	Producer	A Tale of Two Mice 1945-06-30 Movie
	Producer	A Gruesome Twosome 1945-06-09 Movie
	Producer	Hare Trigger 1945-05-05 Movie
	Producer	Life with Feathers 1945-03-24 Movie
	Producer	Trap Happy Porky 1945-02-23 Movie
	Producer	The Unruly Hare 1945-02-09 Movie
	Producer	Draftee Daffy 1945-01-27 Movie
1944	Producer	Stage Door Cartoon 1944-12-30 Movie
	Producer	The Stupid Cupid 1944-11-25 Movie
	Producer	The Old Grey Hare 1944-10-28 Movie
	Producer	Plane Daffy 1944-09-16 Movie
	Producer	Lost and Foundling 1944-06-06 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv